VARSITY EQUESTRIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Ultimate cooperation between horse and rider. Pounding hooves in action. Head to head competition between the best collegiate riders in the country. This is what Varsity Equestrian is all about… 2010 BRACKETS 2010 Individual Brackets 2010 CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS Georgia Earns Fifth Overall VENC Title - Texas A&M claims Western championship, Georgia wins Hunter Seat title. WACO, Texas – The University of Georgia’s equestrian team claimed its fifth overall team title at the Varsity Equestrian Championships (VENC) on Saturday at the Heart O’Texas Fair Complex at Waco, Texas. The Bulldogs defeated Texas A&M in a ride-off and a tie-breaker for the overall national championship and South Carolina claimed third place in the overall standings. The Bulldogs and the Aggies tied for the overall title so a ride-off, a first in the VENC, was in order. In the ride-off, one rider from each school in each event is selected to compete. Both teams were tied at the end of the four events, Georgia won both Hunter Seat events and Texas A&M was victorious in both Western events. The tie-breaker was implemented and Georgia won, 603.5-579. Ride-Off (in order of competition) Georgia, under the direction of head coach Meghan Boenig and assistant coach Logan Fiorentino, claimed its fifth Hunter Seat team title and swept both individual titles as well. The top-seeded Bulldogs downed Auburn, 5-3, in the title match, winning three points in Equitation Over Fences and two in Equitation on the Flat. Two sophomores, Michelle Morris and Emma Lipman claimed national individual titles in Flat and Fences, respectively. In Western competition, top-seeded Texas A&M rolled to its fourth team title by sweeping Horsemanship and claiming two of the four Reining rides to down sixth-ranked Kansas State, 6-2. Coached by Tana McKay, Linzy Woolf and Beth Bass, the Aggies also swept individual national championship honors. For the second straight season, senior Caroline Gunn won in Horsemanship while senior Maggie Gratny claimed her first national title in Reining. In addition, Gunn was named the competition’s most valuable western rider while South Carolina freshman Kimberly McCormack was named most valuable hunter seat rider. 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championship Awards Team Overall
Hunter Seat National Champion – Georgia (fifth title – 2002, ’03, ’04, ’09, ‘10) Western National Champion – Texas A&M (fourth time – 2005, ’07, ’09, ‘10) Most Valuable Hunt Seat Rider – Kimberly McCormack – South Carolina (freshman) Individual National Champions Hunter Seat Equitation on the Flat – Michelle Morris (sophomore, Georgia) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WINS The University of Georgia claimed its third national equestrian title April 18 at the 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championships in Waco, Texas. The team led by 14 seniors was also the English bracket champion in the NCAA emerging sport...read full story. How to Send Your Children to College April 16, 2010 - Want to know how to send your children to a great college? Ask Nub and Maureen Morris of Colorado City, Texas, who are sending two daughters to college with equestrian scholarships. On Thursday at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships, Nub and Maureen were there in support of their daughters Kelly, a junior at Texas Christian University, and Robin, an assistant coach at New Mexico State University...read full story. Back in Black April 16, 2010 - A Texas A&M University rider slides to a stop on Whizards Old Spice, owned by the University of Georgia. Whiz has been to more Varsity Equestrian National Championships than any of the riders. Texas A&M was back in black Thursday. Inspired by a combination of AC/DC’s hit song, “Back in Black,” and our new black western show shirts, our theme for the day was “Back in Black Nationals 2010.”...read full story. Late Nights, Early Mornings and Teamwork April 15, 2010 - One student shares her experiences during her third journey to the Varsity National Equestrian Championships this week in Waco, Texas. Representing Texas A&M University at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships are, from left, Becca Murray of Burbank, California, Amanda Ryan of Ramona, California, and blogger Tara Christiansen. Becca is on Mr Nickey Step while Amanda rides McCaffrey. Both horses are American Quarter Horses finding second careers on the collegiate circuit...read full story. 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Up to date results available online at shownet.biz!
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A Varsity Equestrian Championship is held each
year among colleges and universities competing at the varsity level.
Because equestrian has two unique disciplines, this event crowns
a national champion in each of three areas; Western, English and
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 Date: April 15-17, 2010 Heart O’ Texas Fair Complex Waco, TX |
